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  • Essay / Analysis of the character of The Count of Monte Cristo - 1059

    In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, it is possible to see the disguises of Edmond Dantès used to achieve his objectives and take revenge on various characters throughout the book. The disguises of Lord Wilmore, Abbot Busoni, and Monte Cristo all help to mask the true self of Edmond Dantès, a generous and loving man. All these disguises deployed by Edmond Dantès during the novel raise the question of whether he will be able to find his true identity by the end of the novel. Edmond Dantès uses the "false faces" to be able to achieve his goals and help him carry out his actions of revenge against them in retaliation for what they did to him. A “false face” or disguise that Edmond Dantès uses to take revenge on characters throughout his life. the book is the disguise of an Englishman, named Lord Wilmore. First, Lord Wilmore sends a file to Benedetto so he can saw off his chains and escape from prison. Caderousse, Benedetto's chained companion, also takes advantage of the line to escape. They both return to Paris and Monte Cristo hires Benedetto as an actor, Andrea Cavalcanti, to use to his advantage for a dinner party. Benedetto meets his old friend Caderousse and they later decide that they are going to rob Monte Cristo's house for the potential money they can make. While Caderousse is inside the house, he is surprised by Monte Cristo disguised as Abbot Busoni. He lets him go knowing that Benedetto will kill him as soon as he leaves. Benedetto kills him because he does not want his new position destroyed and then flees. This shows that Lord Wilmore indirectly kills Caderousse on purpose for revenge because Lord Wilmore makes Benedetto escape by sending him a file to escape, which leads Benedetto to kill Caderousse so he can save his... .. middle of paper .. .... the bonds collapse but after he learns the news is false, the bonds skyrocket. This caused him to lose more than millions of francs. It is vengeful because Baron Danglars loves his money and Monte Cristo destroys part of his love. Second, Monte Cristo is used when he lets Benedetto reveal himself as the illegitimate son of Madame Danglars and Gérard de Villefort. After Villefort is embarrassed by this event, he realizes that condemning his wife as a murderer makes him a hypocrite. He returns home to find her and apologize but it is too late. Madame Danglars commits suicide as does her son Edward. It is revenge because Monte Cristo makes Villefort realize that he is a terrible person and his wife's equal after she commits suicide. Finally, the Count of Monte Cristo is introduced to his old friends by saving Albert de Morcerf from